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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

1,295 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 65

Purely Municipal (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 7

Sir,—Expressing the thoughts of ninety per cent, of your readers, and eighty per cent, of the thoughts of the citizens of Cessnock, I desire to…

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Patrick Plains Shire Council Special Meeting to Consider Relief Grant

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 2

A special meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council was held on Saturday morning for the purpose of dealing with the matter of a grant for the…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswell-brook Shire Council was held on Friday last when there were present:—Crs. A. W. Thompson(president), J…

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SINGLETON Shire Council Meets Relief Work Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 5

A special meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council was held for the purpose of dealing with the matter of a grant for the relief of…

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Unemployment Relief. Grant for Municipal Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

A grant of £250 has been made available to the Municipal Council for the relief of unemployment The council has applied for £2100 and…

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Tarro Shire Meat Inspection Further Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 7

A further report in connection with the inspection of meat was presented to Tarro Shire Council at its meeting to-day by the…

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Grant of £6750 for Kearsley Shire Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

When the Shire President (Cr. W. Varty), together with the Shire Engineer and Shire Clerk (Messrs. J. F. Shine and W. J. Grieve respectively…

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DISSATISFACTION Grant of £2000 Tarro Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 6

Dissatisfaction was expressed at Tarro Shire Council to-day that the grant of £2000 from the Commonwealth Employment…

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Loan Council Advance to New South Wales of £2,000,000. CANBERRA

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 4

The Loan Council has agreed unanimously to advance to New South Wales £2,000,000 to enable the State Government to carry out its programme…

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£2000 for Unemployed Relief Shire Council Accepts Grant

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Patrick-Plains Shire Council was held yesterday morning to consider the question of the £2000…

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Revised Scheme Maitland Sewerage Council Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 2

West Mainland Municipal Council unanimously decided at its meeting last evening to call a conference of all councils…

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Unemployment Works Filling Old River Bed W.M. Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 4

An estimate is to be prepared of the cost for grading and filling-in of the old river bed near High-street, following a decision of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening. Reference was made to the health danger of the old bed,…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday when President Tranter presided over a full meeting. A vote of condolence to Cr. Clode in…

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MORPETH Council Motions Premier's Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 10

From a discussion that took place at last meeting of the local council, it is evident that the electric light supply is still…

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Grant of £662 E.M. Council George-st. Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 6

East Maitland Municipal Council was advised this morning, by the Commonwealth Employment Council, that a grant of…

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Municipal Council Special Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 6

A special meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Singleton was held last night for the purpose of considering tenders for the supply of…

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Shire Administration (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 7

Sir,—In Cr. Hellngsworth's belated reply to mine under the above heading he goes right off the track. He says I am grasping an opportunity of…

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Council Meeting Lapses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 5

Cessnock Muncipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, in[?]sed for want of a quorum. Ald Pryor and Ald Gordon were absent owing to…

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Cessnock's Meagre Grant Unemployment Relief Council Criticised

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

"If there had been a U.A.P. candidate standing for the Cessnock electorate, we would, no doubt, have received a much larger allotment. The…

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Bolwarra Shire Deputation to Council Lorn Street Lighting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 8

A deputation from the Bolwarra Drainage Committee waited on the Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday afternoon and requested that application be made for part of the Federal relief grant for drainage of the old river bed…

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